Word · Frequency #22724
freckle
雀斑；斑点
a small brown spot on the skin caused by melanin
- 1.
A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
雀斑
- 2.
a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
皮肤上的小棕色斑点(由黑色素形成)
- 3.
Any small spot or discoloration.
小斑点
雀斑；皮肤上的小棕色斑点(由黑色素形成)；小斑点；斑点；[医] 非曝露部雀斑
In use
She has a small freckle on her nose.
His arms are covered with freckles after the summer.
I noticed a freckle on my hand that wasn't there before.
have freckles on [body part]
freckle 是可数名词，常用复数 freckles。
She has freckles on her nose.
她鼻子上有雀斑。
a freckle on [body part]
a freckle 强调单个斑点，常与 there be 句型搭配。
There is a freckle on his cheek.
他脸颊上有一颗雀斑。
be covered in freckles
covered in/with 都可表示“布满”，比 have freckles 语气更强。
Her arms were covered in freckles.
Connections
Collocations
- have freckles
- 长雀斑；有雀斑
- Many red-haired children have freckles.许多红发孩子长雀斑。
- a face full of freckles
- 满脸雀斑
- She looked at her face full of freckles in the mirror.她看着镜子里自己满脸的雀斑。
- covered in freckles
- 布满雀斑
- After the summer, his arms were covered in freckles.夏天过后，他的胳膊上布满了雀斑。
- freckles on her nose
- 鼻子上的雀斑
- The little girl has cute freckles on her nose.那个小女孩鼻子上有可爱的雀斑。
- freckles fade
- 雀斑变淡；雀斑消退
- Her freckles fade in winter when she gets less sun.冬天日晒少，她的雀斑就变淡了。
- light freckles
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：freckle 与 speckle（小斑点）同韵同尾，把 sp- 换成 fr- 就是脸上的雀斑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、描述外貌、护肤或皮肤科话题 freckle 通常是一个中性词，日常口语和一般书面语中都较常见，指皮肤上的棕色小斑点；在非正式描述外貌时尤其自然，在较正式的医学语境中也会使用，但可能倾向于更专业的术语。总体使用范围较广，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 freckle 押韵的词：speckle、heckle（均读 /ɛkəl/）。注意拼写相似的 tackle、shackle、pickle、buckle 读音不同，分别读 /ækəl/、/ækəl/、/ɪkəl/、/ʌkəl/，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.